I read the article. He didn't fire someone for not adopting AI, but rather for not even having a good reason not to onboard into an AI tool for a week.
> [he told] engineers that they didn't have to use the tools on a daily basis yet but "at least onboard by the end of the week."
Would you be fired if you refused to set up a tool (not AI, any tool) that your CEO said you were going to use in the future? And that the company was investing in?
I don't know, but there'd surely be some repercussion.
justinrubek · 40m ago
I fail to see the functional distinction of what you are trying to point out.
oompydoompy74 · 11m ago
“I refuse to use Slack” <- You would be fired. That’s what they are talking about and they are right.
1970-01-01 · 5h ago
Sounds like a case of using oil to wash away a soap spill.
dartharva · 36m ago
Do CEOs like this find it difficult to conceive that AI may not be useful to other people because they're generally so incompetent they see AI doing their own jobs better than themselves?
bediger4000 · 5h ago
As I understand it, Coinbase will now definitely include wrong/hallucinationed info in their articles, and the articles will be blander and have less of a unique voice. Win-win situation, he's earned his yearly bonus.
gaal · 2h ago
an weirdo detected 321
Plasmoid · 3h ago
What an absolute sociopath
rashidae · 1h ago
There's a ton of people that are so resistant to change... Like, finding people who embrace the future and is okay with uncertainty for a while is tough, mostly on scenarios where their age is 35+, though not so dependent on age, but on mindset... I do understand his position, as it's the law of selection... If people are not at least trying to "adapt" to the new reality, then firing them, can also serve as a signal to others... Adapt or die!
> [he told] engineers that they didn't have to use the tools on a daily basis yet but "at least onboard by the end of the week."
Would you be fired if you refused to set up a tool (not AI, any tool) that your CEO said you were going to use in the future? And that the company was investing in?
I don't know, but there'd surely be some repercussion.